Welcome to West Highland ...

West Highland is located in Oakland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Highland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for West Highland: W. Highland

West Highland is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: West Highland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named West Highland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Highland - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Highland.

Communities near West Highland ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Highland.

• Farmington Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmington Hills
  • From West Highland to Farmington Hills
• Novi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Novi
  • From West Highland to Novi
• Pontiac
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Pontiac is located in Oakland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pontiac
  • From West Highland to Pontiac
• Wixom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wixom is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixom
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wixom <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wixom
  • From West Highland to Wixom
• South Lyon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • South Lyon is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Lyon
  • From West Highland to South Lyon
• Fenton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fenton is located in Genesee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <3>
• Farmington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmington is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Farmington
  • From West Highland to Farmington
• Howell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Howell is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Howell
  • From West Highland to Howell
• Brighton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brighton is located in Livingston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brighton
  • From West Highland to Brighton
• Walled Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Walled Lake is located in Oakland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walled Lake
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walled Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walled Lake
  • From West Highland to Walled Lake

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Highland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Highland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Highland. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Highland.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Highland. See our Newspapers Page for West Highland.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Highland ...

Looking for more information about West Highland? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Highland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Highland.

Adding West Highland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Highland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for West Highland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Highland post office opened in 1906. The West Highland post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Highland.